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GIGAB. LIGHTER. No. 483,464. Patented Sept. 27, 1892.

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FRANZ MIOHL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR-LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 483,464, datedSeptember 27, 1892.

Application tiled October 4, 1888. Serial No. 287.232. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, FRANZ MIGHT., a subjectof the Emperor of`Austria-Hungary, residing at the city of New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin CiganLighters, of which the following is a specification.

The nature of the invention consists in the details of combination andconstruction substantially as illustrated in the drawings, hereinafterdescribed, and subsequently pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a side view of my newly-invented cigar-lighter closed andready to carry in the pocket. Fig. 2 is a view ot the same open andready to be lighted. Fig. 3 is a View of the lighting-needle. Fig. 4 isa sectional View of my cigar-lighter, taken in the plane of the plate c.Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the same, taken on the line y of Fig.l.

The body of my cigar-lighter consists of two hollow cylinders a and b,which are joined together by a plate c, and the said plate and cylindersare all integral with each other. This body may be formed in any of theways commonly adopted by mechanics for such purpose; but I prefer tocast it all in one piece. It may be made of any convenient and propermaterial; but I prefer to make it of soft metal, from which the castingsmay be easily made and afterward iinished in imitation of silver in anycommon and wellknown way;

In the cylinder Z9 is placed a cotton cord f f. In one end of thiscylinder fits the shank e' of the head e. This head e is attached bythe' chain h and hook 71, to the end of the cotton cord ff', so that ifthe operator pulls the head e the end f of the cord will be drawn out ofthe cylinder h, as illustrated in Fig. 2, or if the end fof the cord bepulled the shank e of the head e will be drawn into the end of thecylinder, as illustrated in Fig. 4.

Within the cylinder a is fixed a bottle t', preferably made of glass.Within this bottle is contained a quantity of an alloy composed ofsodium, potassium, and zinc. The

shank d of the head d fits into the top of the cylinder a. A needle d,attached to the head d, projects downward into the bottle o', and may,together with the head d, be taken out and put in at pleasure.

To prepare the said alloy, I mix together about equal proportions ofsodium, potassium, and pulverized zinc. These I then subject to heat ina proper vessel until the alloy becomes of a very light whitish-graycolor. Then as soon as it is cold the alloy would be fit to put into thebottle t' for use.

To use myinvention, the cord ff is drawn out into the positionillustrated in Fig. 2. The needle d, having been placed in the alloy inthe bottle e', as" illustrated in Fig. 4, being now drawn out, will havesome of the alloy sticking upon its sides. Thatpart of the needle towhich the alloy sticks is then drawn across the end f' of the cord. Atonce that end of the cord takes iire and from it a cigar or pipe may beeasily lighted. When the cord is pulled back into the cylinder, asillustrated in Fig. 4, the fire will be extinguished and the needlebeing replaced in the bottle c', as also illustrated in saidFig. 4, thelighter is ready to be carried in the pocket, forming a verypracticable, durable, and economical cigar-lighter.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A lighter comprising two connected parallel tubes or cylinders openat their ends, a bottle within one cylinder, provided with a stopperhaving a needle, and a cord or wick passing into the other tube, andmeans for withdrawing the said cord or wick, substantially as set forth.

2. A lighter comprising two tubes or cylinders open at their ends and anintervening plate connecting the same and integral therewith, a cord orwick movable through one of the tubes, a head or stopper for saidcylinder provided with a chain connected to the cord or wick, and abottle in the other tube or cylinder, having a stopper provided with aneedle, substantially as set forth.

3. A lighter comprising two connected parallel open-ended tubes orcylinders, a cord or wick in one tube, a head or stopper connected IOOwith the cord. or Wick to close said tube, a In Witness whereof Ihereunto set my hand bottle in the other cylinder, containing a inpresence of two Witnesses. finely-commnuted igniting-paste, and astopper for the bottle, having a needle for With- FRANZ MIGHT" 5 drawinga, portion of said paste and rubbing Witnesses it on the cord or Wick toignite the sanne, sub- FREDK. W. RUBIEN,

stntially as set forth. 1' C. E. MCDONALD.

